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Media releases
People for Education launches first-of-its-kind interactive “Canadian Education Blueprints” to support policy change
PFE's Canadian Education Blueprints are an interactive pan-Canadian resource that provides neutral, clear, and factual descriptions of how K-12 education works across the country across nine “policy change levers.”
Canadian principals report crisis management crowding out innovation in education: new national survey results
Canada’s public schools are facing persistent operational pressures, leaving school principals stuck in a cycle of reactive crisis management.
Inaugural Kidder-Pascal Awards recognize visionaries delivering on the promise of public education
People for Education is proud to announce the inaugural recipients of the Kidder-Pascal Awards for Systems Change & Innovation in Education.
People for Education launches pan-Canadian conversation on the role of public education in nation-building
People for Education is launching a major cross-Canada engagement centred on the role of public schools in nation-building.
CityNews: Program to help students plan for jobs, adulthood, falling short: report
“We have to be preparing students with the skills that will allow them to do any job as they wind their way to adulthood.” - Annie Kidder
EdCan Research Watch: Roadmaps and roadblocks: career and life planning, guidance, and streaming in Ontario’s schools
Our latest report is one of the papers featured in the February 26 edition of EdCan Network's Research Watch page.
CBC News: Schools not preparing students for ‘success in this complex world,’ report finds
According to People for Education's latest report, schools are having a hard time implementing Ontario's career and life planning policy because of a lack of resources, supports, and time.
CBC Ontario Morning: Annie Kidder interview with Wei Chen
Annie Kidder talks with Ontario Morning host Wei Chen about our latest report on career and life planning, guidance, and streaming in Ontario's schools.
New report reveals gaps in support for course choices, career and life planning, and guidance
A new report from People for Education warns that Ontario may be falling behind at a time when there is growing pressure to prepare students for a rapidly changing, increasingly complex future.